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Blues Singer Maria Muldaur Returns For A Live Studio Session Ever since the 1960s, when she worked as a solo blues singer and member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Maria Muldaur has been dedicated to traditional...Tue, 07 Oct 2014 14:12:32 -0400http://kplu.org/post/blues-singer-maria-muldaur-returns-live-studio-session
http://kplu.org/post/blues-singer-maria-muldaur-returns-live-studio-session Ever since the 1960s, when she worked as a solo blues singer and member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Maria Muldaur has been dedicated to traditional...1278no Ever since the 1960s, when she worked as a solo blues singer and member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Maria Muldaur has been dedicated to traditional...

]]>An Introduction To Trance Blues, A Little-Known Music Genre Not Even On Wikipedia Today we’re going to talk about a genre of blues that’s so rare it barely has a name. And if you look up that name in Wikipedia, nothing comes up. We...Tue, 07 Oct 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/introduction-trance-blues-little-known-music-genre-not-even-wikipedia
http://kplu.org/post/introduction-trance-blues-little-known-music-genre-not-even-wikipedia Today we’re going to talk about a genre of blues that’s so rare it barely has a name. And if you look up that name in Wikipedia, nothing comes up. We...258no Today we’re going to talk about a genre of blues that’s so rare it barely has a name. And if you look up that name in Wikipedia, nothing comes up. We...

]]>The Evolution Of Reggae: How It Became The Protest Music We Can Dance ToFor many of us, Jimmy Cliff’s 1973 song “The Harder They Come” was the first reggae piece we’d heard. Reggae grew out of two earlier styles of Jamaican...Tue, 02 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/evolution-reggae-how-it-became-protest-music-we-can-dance
http://kplu.org/post/evolution-reggae-how-it-became-protest-music-we-can-danceFor many of us, Jimmy Cliff’s 1973 song “The Harder They Come” was the first reggae piece we’d heard. Reggae grew out of two earlier styles of Jamaican...237noFor many of us, Jimmy Cliff’s 1973 song “The Harder They Come” was the first reggae piece we’d heard. Reggae grew out of two earlier styles of Jamaican...

]]>New Orleans Piano Man Jon Cleary Jon Cleary has the rare ability to transcend his geographical background. As you will learn in his interview with All Blues host, John Kessler, Cleary...Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:11:11 -0400http://kplu.org/post/new-orleans-piano-man-jon-cleary
http://kplu.org/post/new-orleans-piano-man-jon-cleary Jon Cleary has the rare ability to transcend his geographical background. As you will learn in his interview with All Blues host, John Kessler, Cleary...1218no Jon Cleary has the rare ability to transcend his geographical background. As you will learn in his interview with All Blues host, John Kessler, Cleary...

]]>Following The Funk To Its Shake-Your-Booty Maturity With Its Architect, James Brown Take a listen to “Sex Machine” from 1970 by the architect of Funk, James Brown. Brown is the focus of our discussion as we follow this music from its...Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/following-funk-its-shake-your-booty-maturity-its-architect-james-brown
http://kplu.org/post/following-funk-its-shake-your-booty-maturity-its-architect-james-brown Take a listen to “Sex Machine” from 1970 by the architect of Funk, James Brown. Brown is the focus of our discussion as we follow this music from its...256no Take a listen to “Sex Machine” from 1970 by the architect of Funk, James Brown. Brown is the focus of our discussion as we follow this music from its...

]]>How Jaco Pastorius Launched A One-Man Revolution On The Bass You probably know “Birdland” by the group Weather Report well enough to sing along with the melody. What you may not know is the melody is being played...Tue, 01 Jul 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/how-jaco-pastorius-launched-one-man-revolution-bass
http://kplu.org/post/how-jaco-pastorius-launched-one-man-revolution-bass You probably know “Birdland” by the group Weather Report well enough to sing along with the melody. What you may not know is the melody is being played...258no You probably know “Birdland” by the group Weather Report well enough to sing along with the melody. What you may not know is the melody is being played...

]]>Rebellion Of The Sidemen, Or The Birth Of Be-Bop Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker’s song “Ko-Ko” is perhaps one of the most important American recordings of all time. It’s widely considered to be...Tue, 03 Jun 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/rebellion-sidemen-or-birth-be-bop
http://kplu.org/post/rebellion-sidemen-or-birth-be-bop Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker’s song “Ko-Ko” is perhaps one of the most important American recordings of all time. It’s widely considered to be...256no Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker’s song “Ko-Ko” is perhaps one of the most important American recordings of all time. It’s widely considered to be...

]]>The Road To Fame: How Jimi Hendrix Rose From The 'Chitlin' Circuit' To Become An Icon When Jimi Hendrix released the song “Foxy Lady” as part of the “Are You Experienced” album in 1967, it was like this whole package of psychedelia had...Tue, 06 May 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/road-fame-how-jimi-hendrix-rose-chitlin-circuit-become-icon
http://kplu.org/post/road-fame-how-jimi-hendrix-rose-chitlin-circuit-become-icon When Jimi Hendrix released the song “Foxy Lady” as part of the “Are You Experienced” album in 1967, it was like this whole package of psychedelia had...257no When Jimi Hendrix released the song “Foxy Lady” as part of the “Are You Experienced” album in 1967, it was like this whole package of psychedelia had...

]]>Here's The Man To Thank For The Sound Of The Harmonica As We Know It The song “Juke” by Little Walter Jacobs might not sound revolutionary to modern ears, but when it first came out in 1951, nobody had ever had heard...Tue, 01 Apr 2014 08:00:00 -0400http://kplu.org/post/heres-man-thank-sound-harmonica-we-know-it
http://kplu.org/post/heres-man-thank-sound-harmonica-we-know-it The song “Juke” by Little Walter Jacobs might not sound revolutionary to modern ears, but when it first came out in 1951, nobody had ever had heard...224no The song “Juke” by Little Walter Jacobs might not sound revolutionary to modern ears, but when it first came out in 1951, nobody had ever had heard...

]]>This, We Agree, Was The First-Ever Recorded Rock And Roll Song What was the first recorded rock and roll song? Before we can answer that question, we have to go back and figure out the ingredients of rock and roll....Tue, 04 Mar 2014 08:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/we-agree-was-first-ever-recorded-rock-and-roll-song
http://kplu.org/post/we-agree-was-first-ever-recorded-rock-and-roll-song What was the first recorded rock and roll song? Before we can answer that question, we have to go back and figure out the ingredients of rock and roll....225no What was the first recorded rock and roll song? Before we can answer that question, we have to go back and figure out the ingredients of rock and roll....

]]>The long flight of Muddy's 'Honey Bee' Muddy Waters was born in rural Mississippi, and learned his blues at the feet of Son House and Robert Johnson. By the 1940’s he took that delta blues...Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/long-flight-muddys-honey-bee
http://kplu.org/post/long-flight-muddys-honey-bee Muddy Waters was born in rural Mississippi, and learned his blues at the feet of Son House and Robert Johnson. By the 1940’s he took that delta blues...181no Muddy Waters was born in rural Mississippi, and learned his blues at the feet of Son House and Robert Johnson. By the 1940’s he took that delta blues...

]]>Hendrix inspired by Earl King's 'Come On' Earl King is one of the great songwriters and performers to come out of New Orleans, and his legacy continues to live on. Many of his compositions,...Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/hendrix-inspired-earl-kings-come
http://kplu.org/post/hendrix-inspired-earl-kings-come Earl King is one of the great songwriters and performers to come out of New Orleans, and his legacy continues to live on. Many of his compositions,...235no Earl King is one of the great songwriters and performers to come out of New Orleans, and his legacy continues to live on. Many of his compositions,...

]]>'Black Rat' comes from the most powerful singer to walk the Earth The urban blues of places like Detroit and Chicago came from country blues. Little Son Joe and his better known partner Memphis Minnie were among the...Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/black-rat-comes-most-powerful-singer-walk-earth
http://kplu.org/post/black-rat-comes-most-powerful-singer-walk-earth The urban blues of places like Detroit and Chicago came from country blues. Little Son Joe and his better known partner Memphis Minnie were among the...199no The urban blues of places like Detroit and Chicago came from country blues. Little Son Joe and his better known partner Memphis Minnie were among the...

]]>Everybody's got the 'Fever,' but Peggy Lee's got it bad Chances are you’ve heard Peggy Lee’s iconic version of “Fever”– it’s one of the steamiest love songs ever written. But the original recording was...Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/everybodys-got-fever-peggy-lees-got-it-bad
http://kplu.org/post/everybodys-got-fever-peggy-lees-got-it-bad Chances are you’ve heard Peggy Lee’s iconic version of “Fever”– it’s one of the steamiest love songs ever written. But the original recording was...196no Chances are you’ve heard Peggy Lee’s iconic version of “Fever”– it’s one of the steamiest love songs ever written. But the original recording was...

]]>'Kokomo Blues' Among the Roots of 'Sweet Home Chicago' “Sweet Home Chicago” is one of the best known blues songs ever written. But historians seem to agree that when Robert Johnson recorded the song in 1936...Fri, 29 Nov 2013 15:00:00 -0500http://kplu.org/post/kokomo-blues-among-roots-sweet-home-chicago
http://kplu.org/post/kokomo-blues-among-roots-sweet-home-chicago “Sweet Home Chicago” is one of the best known blues songs ever written. But historians seem to agree that when Robert Johnson recorded the song in 1936...220no “Sweet Home Chicago” is one of the best known blues songs ever written. But historians seem to agree that when Robert Johnson recorded the song in 1936...